Toy pistol



Dec. 19, 1922. 1,439,023.

R. E. REARDON.

TOY PISTOL.

FILED MAR. 2, 1921.V 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

INVENTOR,

Roberl". Reardon.

ATTORNEY.

Dec. 19,1922.

H. E.-REARDON.

TOY PISTOL..

FILED MAR.2.1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 vJ'NI/ENToR,r BaefEReardon.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Dec. i9, 1922.

treme rettet 'nonnen nnwrn anannon, or WASHINGTON, Drsrnro'ror COLUMBIA.

TOY PISTOL.

Appiicanbn med March 2, i921.A serial No. 449,219.'

To all whom t may concern:

Be it'lnown that'l, ljlonnn'r REARDON, a subject of thev King of GreatBi-itain, and a resident-ot' l/Vashing'ton, inlthe District oit" Columbia, have invented certain new .and

usetul Improvements in rloy Pistols, of'

Second, to provide a pistol ot this type which' will be analogous to an automatic pistol g Third, to provide a construction adapted 'ior the utilization et' paper caps in strip Jform; and Y y Fourth, to so construct the parts that the pistol may be readily reloaded when necessary.

lilith these and `other objects in View, the invention includes the no\'el t`eatiues of Construction and arrangement and combination o? parts hereinafter describednnd pz'xrticw 'arly defined by the appended claims.

The illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which 'f Figure l a side elevation ol a pistol constructed .to embody myfinvention.` H Fig. 2 is a central longitnd'nal section. Fie. E3 is a transverse section on line g'. l. i -Cx Ll is Van end View.

Fig. 5 is a traginentary longitudinal sectional view ot a modification showing` difterent positions ot the hammer and trigger. in tnll and dotted lines.`

6 is an elevation of the torni shown .in Fig. 5 with the trigger guard dropped down.

T is a detail View. i

tl is a side `fieiv ot a modification ot the .ni aus Ytor preventing baclnvard moven-.ent e. ,the tape-When the .trigger member returns to normal position.

Fig'. 9 repr vnts @tional view-on the line lll-9 o.. Fig, S. the parts being shown in tivo positions. oneclainping the tape. and one "ffitli the tane tree.

nfl is a detail rien' ot therlamp de tjcl'ied. y

preferred form ol my invent-ion is Referring by reference characters tothese rameor casing' as awhole, which includes the barrel la, pistol grip ll and trigger guard l, .the Whole being preferably shaped lto conform in appearance to anapproved type drawings,-.tlie numeral kl design ates the vpistol oi" Vautomatic pistol, the barrel portion being f provided Withsights indicated at Qand 3.

For convenience ot' manufacture and as-v sembly, the said casing isV preferably made in two sections or parte dividedalong the longitudinal vertical -linel indicatedat l@ in Figs. '3 and 4l., the parts being held together4 by "screws 4, i' YWithin the. body of the casing is provided an voscillating trigger member v5 havinga iin ger grip portion 5.a Which'proj'eots through an. opening lin thennder side of. the casing into the space enclosed by the trigger guard.

This trigger -member lis pivotally mounted within the casing in any suitable manner and preferably upon the pivot pin 6, and it has an annular internal chamber i', .ivhicliis de# signed lto receive alcoil votpaper caps in strip 1torin,\vhich is indicated at S. The said annular chamber-of the triggermember which constitutes a magazine receptacle, is open atene sideto perniitthe ready insertion removal oiI the coil or roll, the reloadk ing being permittedA by a inoyable side wall portion of closure l"l operating in the ner. hereinafter more t'ullyv described.`

YThe trigger member `has a slotor opening indicated at vo through which the end of the stripemerges from the coil holding chamber, from `which opening the strip passes upward initially underneath a Weak tension spring around theicurved exterior surface of the trigger member, which curved surface is indicated at b, and is designed to serve v.as an anvil portion or impact receivingpart to cooperate Vvwith the tiring or ,exploding member which is preferably in the shape a hammer 9.`

The curved surta-ce Z) is of approximately 'seniicircular Aform and terminates at its end remote from the slot o atan rundercut shoulder c against which bears a leat spring l0 preferably carried-,by the screwl uit will be seen'that the spring 'lD'lies in such position that it tt'orms a support for the used portion ot' the strip Tas it passes trom the anvil surface ot the 'trigger vand. serres to guide such used portion into the bore ot 'the barrel trom whence it may be removed by tearing oit the projected portions from time to time.

The spring l above referred to serves to lreep the finger grip portion 5a pressed torward in the position shown in Fig. 2, the movement in this direction being limited by a portion e abutting against a shoulder le ot the trame or casing.

Carried by the trigger and overlying the strip exit slot is a frictiongrip member 1l which is designed to bear against the strip with sutlic'ient friction to cause it to move with the trigger member in the rotation of the trigger and thereby feed the strip. The hammer member 9 is pivoted upon a pivot pin l2 located below the axis 6 or' the trigger member and is provided with a hammer head designed to coaet with the anvil surface of the trigger member above referred to. A spring 13 isprovided to impart power to the hammer, which spring is preferably in the form of a leaf spring having a loop portion engaging the shank of the securing screwvll, one arm ot the spring engaging a portion of the casing wall and the other arm bearing against a lug or projection 9a of the hammer in rear oithe pivot thereof.

The hammer is provided with a pivoted strut 14rwhich has an end positioned so as to abut against a rounded projection f on the trigger member near the extremity thereof as shown in Fig. 2. This strut is capable et a limited pivotal movement relative to the hammer and is pressed by spring action normally toward the trigger projection j' to the limit oi' its movement in such direction. The preferred construction ot strut is that,

shown in F ig. 2 in which the strut has one end bent into circular form as indicated at 14 and inserted in a circular recess in the hammer, the shank ot the strut extending through an opening at one side of said recess, which opening is ot sutiicient width to allow certain amount of pivotal movement of the strut. The spring action of the strut referred to may conveniently be secured by a spring i5 haring al loop portion lying within the eye ot the strut and two arms extending )utwardly and diverOing and bearing respectively against the strut 14 and the face of Ehe hammer.

Assuming the parts to be in the position ihown in Fig. 2, a pull upon the finger grip aortion 5 will `sm'ing the latter rearwardly. ind through the action ot the projection f 1nd strut let more the hammer back into the aosition shown in Fig. 5. Just at thel limit ,it this movement, the tree end of the strut `vill slip oii of or snap past the end of the )rejection f which will free the hammer llowing it to be propelled by the spring 13 1o as to strilre and explode the cap supported )jf the anvil portion, whereatter the trigger vill be free to be restored to normalposition by the action of its spring 10, the position of the parts during such movement being respectively as indicated in full and dotted lines in Fig. 5.

During the return movement of the trigger, the engagement of the hammer face with the strip will prevent backward movement oi' the strip with the hammer, the spring ll sliding over the tace ot the strip. ln other words, as the trigger swings back to initial position the strip remains stationary so as to bring a fresh cap to the firing point indicated by the star. The hammer tace may be roughened if desired to assist the holding action. The feed step for any desired trigger travel may be varied by varying the radius ot anvil periphery of the trigger member.

The closure le provided Yfor re-loading is preferably in the shape of a cover member which is hinged upon a pin 16. The shank of the pin is rigidly secr-.red to the cover member and it is passed slidably through the wall ot the casing, and has head slidably fitting in an enlarged recess in said casing. A spring i7 encircling the pin within this recess normally forces the head 16a to the le'l't (Fig. 3) and holds the cover member in closed position. Vhen it is de sired to re-load the pistol, pressure upon the head or button 1G will torce the cover mem- `ber outward until its edges clear the walls ot the opening, at which time it may be swung' downward to expose the roll chamber for a re-loading.

rlhe cover member is provided with a shoulder e which is designed to eoact with the shoulder or portion e so that as the cover member i swung downwardly to expose the roll chami er the trigger will be simultaneously moved baclnvard so as to cock the hammer and remove the hammer tace from the surface ot the strip so as `to tree the latter for removal.

In vthe modified form ot loading means shown in Fig. 6, the trigger member and that portion of the side of the pistol on which it is mounted are released by pressing in the spring push button and pressing down on the trigger guard, thereby rotating the side ot the pistol on its pivot until the cap magazine is exposed suiliciently to insert a roll ot cap ribbon, while retaining the mage azine edge portion under the cover-side ot the pistohthis limited emergence allowing the vtrigger-magazine member to he mounted unrestrainedly on its pivot in assembling the pistol, thus simplifying manufacture.

In either for i ot my invention it will. be seen that it impossible to discharge the pistol while it is being reloaded. it will also be seen that as the caps can onlyv be tired when the magazine is in place and the caps are completely enclosed, the pistol, is absolutely safe.

Instead of depending upon the hammer 9 for holding the cap strip against retrograde movement while the trigger member 5 with its anvil is returning to normal position, I prefer to employ other means, consisting of a spring having a bent end or tooth portion 9X to grip the cap tape at a point below that at which the face of the hammer strikes upon the said tape. This renders the action more certain because some portion of the strip is liable to be blown away at the position of the hammer face, and therefore a tull gripping effect of the hammer upon the strip at this -point may not take place, but with the spring grip 9X located so as to act upon the strip at a point considerably below that at which the eX- ploded part lies, certainty of action-in the feeding of the strip will be the result, because as the trigger member with its magazine reti-acts to normal position, the point or tooth 9Xwill retain the tape against backward movement with the trigger member, and thus a new length will be fed out by the relative movement of the trigger member in respect to the projecting portion of the tape, so that-.when the trigger is again pressed, this newly fed portion will 'be carried torward to a position where it will be struck by the hammer.

The grip 9X may be provided in different ways but I prefer to provide it in the shape of a leaf spring having a cylindrical body portion 9 seated in an opening or socket in l the body of the hammer.

l have shown in Figs. Sand 9 a modification ot the gripping or clamping means for retaining the strip of caps against retrograde movement while the trigger member is returning to normal position. This means consists ol a clamp formed of' two arms or members 16 and 17, these members being connected by the cross portion at 18, which is seated in the frame of the gun. 'Ihe arm 16 or' the clamp lies alongside of the anvil and the other arm is arranged opposite the hammer 9 and the tape passes between these two arms. The arm 17 of the clamp is provided with a spring extension 17 to be borne pon by a portion of the hammer, as shown in Fig. 8, and at the left of Fig. 9, so that the hammer in its striking position will close the clamp upon the tape and hold it against backward movement. This clamp is located below the point where the explosion takes place. ts arm 17 is provided with a point 17*L and also a turned edge at 17b which are adapted to engage the tape for holding it securely. The turned edge 17D also serves as a part of a shield of which the arm 17 forms the main part to protect the tape from being blown away by the explosion.

t will be noticed that when the clamp is closed. as shown at the left of Fig. and in F ig. S, the tape is closely held between the arms 16 and 17 of the clamp, and the turned edge 17", together with the two arms, protects the tape from the effects of the eXplosion, so that certainty of feed of the tape will result from the movement of the trigger' member. It will be also observed that the tape at the point where it is clamped is not in contact with the anvil, but instead is held between the two arms of the clamp, so that the backwardmovement of the anvil does not tend to move the tape backwardly. because it has no 'frictional contact therewith. I

In Figs. 5 and 8 I show the strut 1/-1 as having a straight extension lilX on the strut extending past the corner et the trigger member, while in the form shown in F 2, the strut has a curved extension 14 which extends around a projecting portion or the trigger member, so as to act as a stop for the return movement oi the trigger mcniber. This extension also insures the proper slipping off of the strut from the end f ot the vtrigger member and keeps these parts in proper relative positions.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a toy pistol, a. movable trigger member having` a magazine chamber for holding a supply of caps in strip form, and means for feeding and exploding said caps.

2. In a toy pistol, a trigger member, a pivot pin supporting the same, said trigger having` an annular chamber around said pivot pin for holding a roll of caps in strip form, and means for teeding and exploding the caps.

El. In a toy pistol, a trigger member having a cap magazine and an anvil.

1l. In a toy pistol, a trigoer having a magazine chamber for a supply of caps in strip form, and cap exploding' means operable by said trigger, said pistol having. a side wall movable to expose said magazine, and -a transversely arranged push button connected to directly operate said sidewall.

5. In a toy pistol, a trigger having a magazine chamber for a supply oi' caps in strip form, and cap exploding means operable by said trigger, said pistol having side wall movable to expose said magazine, and means carried by said side wall or locking the eX- ploding means against action when the side wall is moved. v 6. In a toy pistol, a trigger having a magazine chamber for a supply of caps in strip Jform, and cap exploding means operable b v said trigger. said pistol having a side wail movable to expose said magazine. said side wall having a projection coacting with the y trigger when said side wall is moved.

7. In a toy pistol. casing, a trigger member carried thereby` having a cap magazine chamber and cap exploding means, spring acting on said trigger, cap` exploding means associated with said elements, said trigger liavi1 a shoulder, and said easing a eoeperariiiff shoulder serif'ing to liriit the nieven ent o' the trger, and said casing a side Wall inovahle lo expose the ii agar-ine, and said Wall having; a shoulder also cooperating with the sl'ioulder on tlie tri -v iiiovink the san e fervsart ling Caps,

support 'Sor a roll of i r ieeliann rneiniier a roll or ii i ivli it i 'iger ii oi e direc r 'tates "he roll, feeds said strip A. `des a cao.

ll. .vn toy niet :eine ineinl'ier,y tion constituting a me. a siipiiilgg7 ol Caps in st device and ineai 1 of the trigger ina. and explodes the caps ln a toy pistol, an osrlri ineinber having` an anvil su cess tor suppe: Ting,l a roll or c' Y lioi'ni, iiieans whereby Ythe movement of the.

iger interniitteiitlfY feeds said strip itive said anvil surraee. and a eiip explo ling' device aetiiatei'l lil; s tri i 3. ln a tov pistol, a pivoted V lier havn.; rn internal elianilier t( i` (foilI oi paper ea fornir ger nieinbei' hi vi an opening Y perinit the passa p :ind an ein, ri(

an v i l surface 'ief-L lrv the trigger for teeding t ien the tri o'er is pulled, and a Cap levice cooliiera' i ig; with i i tii o he coeler'i and tired l said ll, ln 'toy pistol, a pivoted tr' lier having an internal eliainhei a supplj7 oli' i 'errnenio receive 'i strip forni, said for the ior aiiril iided 1 ie saine. an l e p Xp tliesaiiie, and cap exploding ineans eooperat ing,l with sa'd anvil surface and operated by said trigger, said exploding ineans beiiigard to act on said strip to hold 'it staduring return inoveinent` of the a toy pistol, a pivoted trigger inein- Mving a eliainber to receive a suppl7 oi n strip torni and an exit opening ier the passage ol thestrip, aeap exploilliiig nieans, ineans Carried by the trigger lor dinh he .strip as the tri ser is pulled. and

'means 17 l" .tof/r pistol a pistol easing', a pivv' i' having; a eliainlier to receive a nplv o fpaper Caps in strip torni, a springl 'ed cap exploding' device, ineans ivliereliv L.lie pulling of the trigger operates said iiiiber 'for a roll of caps in strip 'd trigger having a Curved exterior "'i-re and an exit slot leading' thereagtingij on said trigger, a spring 'y t ie trigger and li'ietionally en- 'iig' the strip with the chamber, a spring` pressed liainiiiei.' Coopsiating` with seid anvil surface, and nieans whereby the movenfieit ot the trigger operates said liarniiier.

20. ln a tov pistol, the combination with tlie easing oi" a trigger pivoted therein having a chamber for a roll of caps in strip forni, said trigger having a curved exterior anvil surface and an exit slot leading thereto, spring acting on said trigger, a spring carried b v the trigger and rictionally engaging the strip .vitli the eliarnlier Wall, a spring pressed liaininer z'ooperating with said anvil surface, and ineans iviierebv the inoveinent of the tringler operates said hainnier, said Casingl having a side wall portion movable to `expose said cliaiiilier tor reloadingr.

2l. in a toy pistol, the Combination with the Casing' of a trigger pivoted therein havingl a t'liainber for a roll et Caps in strip torni, said trigger having a curved exterior anvil exit slotl leading' thereto, a

surface and springv acting' on said trigger. a sgriirsy earried lijfdie trigger and vlirictionallj,7 engaging;` the strip ivitli the eliainlier Wall, a spring pressed hainner cooperating with said anvil ent of 'the trigsurface, and means whereby the mm'enlent olf the trigger operates said hammer, said easing having` a side wall portion'movable to expose said chamber Yfor ieloading),v and look the hammer.

22. ln a toy pistol, the combination with the' casing` of a` trigger pivoted therein having a chamber `i'or a roll ot caps in strip term, said trigger having` a curved exterior anvil sui-tace and an exit slot leading thereto, a spring acting` on said trigger, a spring` carried by the trigger and ifrietionally engaging; the strip with the chamber wall, a spring` pressed hammer cooperatino with saidanvil surface, and means whereby the niovement ot the trigger operates said hammer, said easing,r having a side wall portion movable to expose said chamber for reloading, and said movable side wall having means for operating' said trigger to retract and look the hammer.

23. ln a toy pistol, the combination with the casing having a barrel portion, ot a trigger member pivoted in said easingl and having a chamber to receive a` coil of paper caps in strip form, said trigger having; a peripheral surface 'forming a bearing surface for the strip andan opening leading` to such surface, means whereby the movement of the trigger 'feeds said strip, a hammer pivoted in said easing arranged to be operated by the trigger, and a leaf spring ar angred to act on said trigger. said leaf spring being; positioned so as to direct the used strip from the bearing` surface el' the strip into the barrel.

24. ln combination in a toy pistol, a trigger member havinga magazine chamber for a strip of caps and an anvil over which the said strip is carried, a hammer to strike the caps upon the anvil, and means carried by the hammer ttor gripping the cap strip at a point below the hammer 'tace tor holding the said strip against backward movement as the trigger member returns to normal position, substantially described.

25. In combination in a toy pistol, a trigger member having' a magazine chamber torl a strip ot caps and an anvil over which the said strip is carried. a hammer to strike the caps upon the anvil. and means carried b v the hammer for ,gripping the nap strip at a point below the hammer tace for holding the said stri p against barkward movement as the trigger member returns to normal posi tion, said Lgripping means '.:onsisting; of a spring member carried b v the hammer, substantially as described.

26. ln combination iu a toy pistol, a triggger member having a magazine chamber tor a strip of caps and an anvil over which the said strip is carried, a hammer to strike the caps upon the anvil, and means for gripping the cap strip at a pointbelow the hammer tare itor holding' the said strip against bankward movement as the trigger member returns to normal position, substantially as described.

27. ln con'ibination in a toy pistol, a trigger member having` a magazine chamber for a strip oi" caps, and an anvil over which the said strip is carried, a hammer to strike the caps upon the anvil, and elan'iping means for the cap strip acted upon by the hammer to hold said strip against retrograde movement with the trigger member, substantially as describes.

2S. ln combination in a toy pistol, a trigger member having' a magazine chamber for a strip et eap. and an anvil over which the said strip is carried, a hammer to strike the caps upon the anvil, and clampingmeans for 'the cap strip aeted upon by the hammer to hold said strip against retrograde movement with the trigger member, said clampi means consist-ino,` ot two arms between nich the strip passes, said clamp holding;` the strip independent oi' Contact with the anvil, su.bstintiallfiT as described.

29. ln combination in toy pistol, a trig- ,eer member having' a magazine chamber for a strip o't caps, and an anvil over which the said strip is Carried, a hammer to strike the 'aps upon the anvil, and a clamp 'tor holding the strip against baekward movement oonet two arms. one ot whioh is arranged adiacent the surface ot theanvil and the o? her in opposed relation theretoT and adapted to be pressed upon by the hammer, said arras reeeivingv the strip between them, substantially as described.

,in combination in a toy pistol, a triglser memlfier having; a magazine chamber for a strip of caps, and an anvil over which the said strip is carried, a hammer to strike the oaps upon the anvil, and slamp tor holding,r the strip against. backward movement oonf'iistinggj ol two arms. one of which is arranged adjacent the snrtare oll the anvil and the other in opposed relation thereto, and adapted to be pressed upon b v the hammer, said arms receivingthe strip between them, said clamp beine; located below the point where the explosion takes place and hrving a turned edite lo act as a .shield l'or the tape against said explosion. substantially as described.

ln Combination in a tov pistol. a tris(u ger member having ananvil, a vlnunmer to strike the aps upon the anvil, a strut er:n tending' from the trigger vmember to the l'aammeisaid strul having; a portion ei'nln'aeino; the end ol" the trigger member to act as a stop tor the return movement thereof, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, l aliix my signature.

ROBERT EDWIN RERDON. 

